Ellen Degenereshttp://newsbusters.org/taxonomy/term/1172/0
enYear-End Awards: The Obama’s Orderlies Award for Championing ObamaCarehttp://newsbusters.org/blogs/rich-noyes/2014/12/24/year-end-awards-obamas-orderlies-award-championing-obamacare
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Last week, the Media Research Center announced the winners and top runners-up for &ldquo;Best <em>Notable Quotables</em> of 2014,&rdquo; and NewsBusters is reviewing the list as a way to reflect on the worst media bias of the year. Today&rsquo;s category: the Obama&rsquo;s Orderlies Award for Championing ObamaCare.</p>
</div></div></div>Wed, 24 Dec 2014 16:01:00 +0000Rich Noyes80453 at http://newsbusters.orgNetworks Ignore Obama's Plug for ObamaCare on Ellen DeGeneres Show, But Loved His Interview with Galifianakishttp://newsbusters.org/blogs/matt-hadro/2014/03/21/networks-ignore-obamas-plug-obamacare-ellen-degeneres-show-loved-his-int
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While the networks <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2014/03/11/networks-swoon-over-presidents-fake-interview-push-obamacare">swooned</a> over President Obama&#39;s mock interview with comedian Zach Galifianakis, only ABC noted Obama&#39;s appearance on Thursday&#39;s <em>Ellen DeGeneres Show</em> where he plugged ObamaCare.<br />
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And ABC focused only on the shallow, touting Obama&#39;s exchange with DeGeneres over her &quot;selfie&quot; at the Oscars. Interestingly, they left out the President plugging his health care law. Neither NBC nor CBS even mentioned the interview after all three networks <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matt-hadro/2014/03/11/networks-continue-touting-white-houses-plug-obamacare">touted</a> Obama&#39;s interview with Galifianakis where he pushed for ObamaCare.</p>
</div></div></div>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 20:44:54 +0000Matt Hadro66823 at http://newsbusters.orgPresident's Latest Desperate Attempt to Boost ObamaCare: Appear on ESPN Radiohttp://newsbusters.org/blogs/randy-hall/2014/03/20/presidents-latest-desperate-attempt-boost-obamacare-be-guest-espn-radio
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With the March 31 deadline looming ever closer for people -- especially young adults -- to sign up for coverage through the &quot;Affordable Care Act,&quot; the<strong> president has used several different and unusual venues</strong> to get his message out, ranging from <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2014/03/11/networks-swoon-over-presidents-fake-interview-push-obamacare#ixzz2wXZEIyD6">a fake web-based interview</a> with <em>Between Two Ferns </em>host and comedian Zach Galifianakis to a <a href="http://newsbusters.org/blogs/matthew-balan/2014/03/20/cbs-boosts-white-houses-final-push-obamacare-march-31-deadline">&ldquo;push for ObamaCare&rdquo;</a> on Thursday&#39;s edition of <em>CBS This Morning.</em><br />
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However, one of his most recent efforts was serving as <a href="http://www.mediaite.com/tv/obama-actually-responds-to-oreilly-saying-lincoln-wouldnt-have-done-between-two-ferns/#ooid=dldmthbDqIFWnQMOEtfrcVO-9WO7HZYL">a guest on Colin Cowherd&#39;s ESPN Radio show</a>, when the host <a href="http://www.mediaite.com/tv/obama-actually-responds-to-oreilly-saying-lincoln-wouldnt-have-done-between-two-ferns/#ooid=dldmthbDqIFWnQMOEtfrcVO-9WO7HZYL">threw Obama softball questions</a> about the last drive, which contains &quot;supportive celebrity tweets and videos ... and a tongue-in-cheek tool kit that teaches <strong>parents how to get on social media and &#39;nag&#39; their children &#39;mercilessly.&#39;&quot;</strong></p>
</div></div></div>Fri, 21 Mar 2014 00:03:56 +0000Randy Hall66806 at http://newsbusters.orgEllen Sucks Up to Obama: Obamacare 'Doing Very, Very Well...I Think Everyone's Very Grateful You Did This'http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2014/03/20/ellen-sucks-obama-obamacare-doing-very-very-welli-think-everyones-very-g
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Ellen DeGeneres was a completely slavish toady to President Obama as he appeared on her show to sell Obamacare -- not to young people, but to mothers.</p>
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The president made his pitch to &quot;especially all the moms out there who may have young people &ndash; 26, 27, do not have health insurance, but they think they&rsquo;re invincible and nothing&rsquo;s ever going to happen to &lsquo;em &ndash; what we&rsquo;ve said is you never know what life is going to throw at ya.&quot;&nbsp; For example, a president who lies about keeping your plan and keeping your doctor. You didn&#39;t see that coming! But DeGeneres said &quot;everyone&#39;s very grateful&quot; for Obamacare:&nbsp;</p>
</div></div></div>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:54:12 +0000Tim Graham66790 at http://newsbusters.orgMedia Almost Totally Ignore Book Claiming Matthew Shepard Murder Wasn't a Hate Crimehttp://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/09/24/media-almost-totally-ignore-book-claiming-matthew-shepard-murder-wasn
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The 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard is considered one of the nation&#39;s most notorious hate crimes.</p>
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Yet when a new book comes out by a gay author contending that Shepard was not killed because of his sexual orientation, America&#39;s media appear disinterested in reporting the new revelations.</p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:26:07 +0000Noel Sheppard63294 at http://newsbusters.orgThe Hollywood Reporter: DeGeneres Hosting Oscars to Appease Women, Gayshttp://newsbusters.org/blogs/katie-yoder/2013/08/07/hollywood-reporter-degeneres-hosting-oscars-appease-women-gays
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Talk show host&nbsp;<a href="http://variety.com/2013/film/news/ellen-degeneres-to-host-oscars-1200566939/">Ellen DeGeneres will host</a>&nbsp;the 86th&nbsp;Academy Awards next year on March 2, 2014. The pick is a natural fit. DeGeneres is popular, likeable and experienced, having previously hosted the ceremony in 2007.</p>
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But more important, her presence will appease women and gays while dousing the Academy&rsquo;s reputation as &ldquo;an old white man&rsquo;s club.&rdquo; And that&rsquo;s not the opinion of some stodgy conservative group &ndash; it comes right from The Hollywood Reporter&rsquo;s awards analyst.</p>
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</div></div></div>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 13:26:46 +0000Katie Yoder62288 at http://newsbusters.orgIs Ellen DeGeneres Hosting 2014 Oscars to Counter Seth MacFarlane's Misogyny This Year?http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/08/02/ellen-degeneres-hosting-2014-oscars-counter-seth-macfarlanes-misogyny
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It was <a href="http://variety.com/2013/film/news/ellen-degeneres-to-host-oscars-1200566939/">announced</a> Friday that Ellen DeGeneres will host next year&#39;s Academy Awards.</p>
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Was this in response to Seth MacFarlane&#39;s misogynistic display at this year&#39;s Oscars presentaion?</p>
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For those that have forgotten, MacFarlane:</p>
</div></div></div>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 19:05:18 +0000Noel Sheppard62206 at http://newsbusters.orgBaltimore Ravens Linebacker Plans to Use Super Bowl to Promote Same-Sex Marriagehttp://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2013/01/25/baltimore-ravens-linebacker-wants-use-super-bowl-promote-same-sex-mar
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Can the Super Bowl be a platform for same-sex marriage?</p>
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Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo hopes so, and dreams of celebrating a victory in New Orleans two Sundays from now by dancing with Ellen Degeneres.</p>
</div></div></div>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:50:49 +0000Noel Sheppard57896 at http://newsbusters.orgBozell Column: Ellen DeGeneres, The 'Sacred Cow' of PBShttp://newsbusters.org/blogs/brent-bozell/2012/11/03/bozell-column-ellen-degeneres-sacred-cow-pbs
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The PBS broadcast of the Kennedy Center&rsquo;s Mark Twain Prize on October 30 was a festival of tributes to Ellen DeGeneres &ndash; which is fine, since she is quite talented comedically. But it wasn&rsquo;t so much a tribute for the comedy as it was for her pioneering work promoting homosexuality.<br />
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For laughs, consult top producer Cappy McGarr, who insisted Ellen wasn&rsquo;t picked for political reasons: &ldquo;The Kennedy Center is apolitical. We have had so many people who have their own brand and type of humor. We don&rsquo;t pick winners because of any advocacy they do. It is all about funny and a funny life.&rdquo;</p>
</div></div></div>Sat, 03 Nov 2012 12:02:56 +0000Brent Bozell56208 at http://newsbusters.orgWashPost Honors Ellen's 'Courage' As She Says Women Should Be 'Very, Very Scared' of Romneyhttp://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2012/10/24/washpost-honors-ellens-courage-she-says-women-should-be-very-very-scared
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Tuesday’s Washington Post honored lesbian comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres for<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/degeneres-receives-twain-humor-prize-and-kudos-for-her-courage/2012/10/22/5dc01f5a-1c86-11e2-ba31-3083ca97c314_story.html"> <strong>“A comic’s courage”</strong></a> to come out of the closet. So did the Kennedy Center people who selected her to win the Mark Twain Prize. She did not disappoint the liberals.</p>
<p> On the awards show (taped for PBS), she made a “sly nod toward Mitt Romney’s sentiments” with the joke, “Thank you, PBS. I’m so glad to be part of your final season.” She<a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/click/2012/10/ellen-degeneres-mitt-romney-is-scary-139311.html"> also told Politico</a> Romney made her “very, very scared” for women for many reasons (on which she apparently didn't have the "courage" to elaborate):</p>
</div></div></div>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 11:52:08 +0000Tim Graham55952 at http://newsbusters.orgEllen DeGeneres Hosts Little Redhead Who Says He Wants Obama to Win Because Gay Marriage Is 'Right'http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2012/05/28/ellen-degeneres-hosts-little-redhead-who-says-he-wants-obama-win-because
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Funny things that little kids say is one part of the mix of the Ellen DeGeneres show. On Thursday, she brought on young Rainer Muuss and his even younger brother Atticus to discuss presidential history. Rainer knows more about presidents than your usual kindergartner. Atticus was just on to be cute. He really loves President Martin Van Buren -- for the sideburns.</p>
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But Ellen&#39;s favorite part was undoubtedly young Rainer expressing his hope that Barack Obama wins re-election because Obama &quot;said that men and men can marry each other and woman and woman can marry each other and I think that&rsquo;s right.&quot; Thunderous applause and approval from DeGeneres followed. &quot;I really like you,&quot; she said to laughs:&nbsp; (video and transcript below)</div></div></div>Tue, 29 May 2012 00:07:23 +0000Tim Graham52781 at http://newsbusters.orgHoward Fineman: Most Powerful and 'Unifying' Media Figures Are 'Oprah, Ellen and The View'http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2012/05/13/howard-fineman-most-powerful-and-unifying-media-figures-are-oprah-ell
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This is a really scary thought.</p>
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On this weekend&#39;s syndicated <em>Chris Matthews Show</em>, the Huffington Post&#39;s Howard Fineman actually said the most powerful and &quot;unifying&quot; media figures in the country today are &quot;the daytime women talk show hosts. It&#39;s Oprah, Ellen and <em>The View</em>&quot; (video follows with transcript and commentary):</p>
</div></div></div>Sun, 13 May 2012 16:51:40 +0000Noel Sheppard51938 at http://newsbusters.orgHollywood: Driving the Homosexual Agenda for 40 Yearshttp://newsbusters.org/blogs/paul-wilson/2012/05/10/hollywood-driving-homosexual-agenda-40-years
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Hollywood celebrities <a href="http://twitchy.com/2012/05/09/celebs-gleefully-lick-evolver-in-chiefs-boots/">exuberantly</a> <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/09/obama-gay-marriage-endorsement-celebrities-sound-off_n_1504061.html">celebrated</a> President Obama’s recent <a href="http://cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-same-sex-couples-should-be-able-get-married">declaration of support for gay marriage</a>. But Hollywood did not have to come out of the closet and support homosexuality – it has long used its influence to purposely swing public opinion in favor of homosexuality. </p>
<p> For several decades, Hollywood has shown its overt support for homosexuality. Brokeback Mountain was nominated for Best Picture for its unabashedly sympathetic portrayal of a doomed gay relationship. Newt Gingrich’s half-sister officiated at a gay wedding on “Friends” in the 1990s. More recently, late night talk show host Conan O’Brian officiated at an actual gay wedding.</p>
</div></div></div>Thu, 10 May 2012 19:00:11 +0000Paul Wilson52000 at http://newsbusters.orgNBC's Curry Uses Ellen Degeneres Interview to Push Gay Marriagehttp://newsbusters.org/blogs/kyle-drennen/2011/10/05/nbcs-curry-uses-ellen-degeneres-interview-push-gay-marriage
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During an interview with talk show host Ellen DeGeneres on Tuesday&#39;s NBC &quot;Today,&quot; co-host Ann Curry asked: &quot;If you&#39;re standing up and saying things, no matter what people may say or what some people may judge, then why are you so popular and successful?&quot; DeGeneres replied: &quot;Beats me. Like they do know I&#39;m gay, right? Like, I&#39;m gay, and yet, you know, we can&#39;t pass a vote to have marriage equality.&quot;<br />
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Curry touted: &quot;During the five months in 2008 when same-sex marriage was legal in California, Ellen tied the knot with her girlfriend, actress Portia DeRossi.&quot; Later, Curry said of DeGeneres: &quot;...this she does know, there is too much judgment in the world. And buried within her humor is a lesson of acceptance.&quot;</p>
</div></div></div>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:16:01 +0000Kyle Drennen47138 at http://newsbusters.orgLongtime NBC President Joins Celebs in Urging Obama to Codify Gay Unionshttp://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2011/03/15/longtime-nbc-president-joins-celebs-urging-obama-codify-gay-unions
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>Robert Wright, president of NBC from 1986 to 2007, has joined a list of Hollywood notables -- including Melissa Etheridge, David Geffen, Anne Hathaway, Jane Lynch, Eric McCormack, Mya, Martin Sheen, Lily Tomlin, and "Ellen &amp; Portia DeGeneres" -- in signing <a href="http://www.freedomtomarry.org/page/s/i_do">a letter to President Obama</a> urging his public support of federal recognition of "gay marriage."</p>
<p> We ask you now for your leadership on ending the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage -- an exclusion that harms millions of Americans each day. Whether to end discrimination in marriage is a question America has faced before, and faces again today. With so many Americans talking it through in heartfelt conversations, it is a question that calls for clarity from the President.</p>
</div></div></div>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:24:37 +0000Tim Graham42713 at http://newsbusters.org